Veterinary forceps



' I v A. FISCUS.

VETERINARY FORCEPS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-3,1919.

1,332,118. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

lave/afar ADAM FISCUS, OF ALMA, NEBRASKA,

A SSIGNOR TO PAABEN FISCUS, OF KIRKMALI,

IOWA.

VETERINARY Fonorirs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 24, 1920.

Application filed October 3, 1919. Serial No. 328,271.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM Frsous, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alma, in the county of Harlan and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Veterinary Forceps, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved veterinary forceps, beingparticularly designed for delivering sows, and has as one of itsprincipal objects to provide a device of this character which may bereadily introduced and manipulated for obtaining a'secure hold upon theyoung.

The invention has as a further object to provide a device wherein thejaws thereof may be adjustably clamped together and locked in adjustedposition.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a devicewherein after the jaws have been clamped together and locked againstseparation, the outer end of the clamping member employed may be graspedand pulling strain exerted thereon for removing the young withoutaffecting the adjustment of the jaws or causing the separation thereofto release the young.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings: 7

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the elements of the devicedisassembled.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a main jaw 10 providedwith a. shank 11 having a post 12 upstanding therefrom at the outer endof the shank. As particularly shown in Fig. 2, the jaw is preferablyformed from a length of suitable resilient wire looped upon itself toprovide the jaw with the strands of the wire brought into overlappingabutting relation and secured together to form the shank. At the outerend of the shank, one end portion of the wire is bent upwardly to formthe post 12 while the other end portion of the wire is provided with aloop bent about the first end portion at the base of the post. As willbe observed. the jaw 10 is dished somewhat or is curved inwardly towardits free end with respect to the shank. In connection with the jaw 10I'provide a companion jaw 13. Like the jaw 10, this jaw 13 is alsoformed with a shank 14 at the inner end of which is provided a loop oreye 15. The jaw 13 is also preferably constructed from a length ofsuitable resilient wire looped to provide the jaw and the strands of thewire brought into overlapping abutting relation and secured together,one end portion of the wire extending beyond and being bent about theother end port on thereof providing the eye or loop 15. The jaw 13 isalso longitudinally curved inwardly toward its free end with respect tothe shank 14. In connection with the jaws I employ a combined clampingand locking member therefor. This locking member is also preferablyformed from a. length of suitable resilient wire and is provided at itsinner end with a split ring or loop 16 from which extends a shank 17.Adjacent its outer end, the shank is bent upon itself to provide aseries of loops 18 adapted to selectively receive the post 12 while atthe outer end of the shank is formed a finger receiving loop 19.

In use, the jaw 10 is first inserted and positioned when the jaw 13 isthen inserted and positioned over the jaw 10. The jaws being arranged toengage the young as desired, the loop 15 of the jaw 13 is sl pped overthe post 12 so that the jaws will thus be held against relativelongitudinal movement. The ring 16 of the combined clamping and lockingmember is then fitted over the outer ends of the shanks of the jaws whensaid member is manually shifted forwardly-along said shanks. Thisforward movement of the member will, of course. result in clamping thejawslO and 13 in engagement with the young when one of the loops 18 is,as shown in Fig. 1. slipped over the post 12, when the jaws will belocked against separation. Consequently, by thus engaging the fingerloop 19, a pulling strain may be exerted through the combined clampingand looking member upon the device for removing the young. A series ofthe loops 18 is employed so as to provide for locking the jaws indiflerent clamping positions of adjustment since the tension which it isdesirable to bring to bear upon the jaws will vary in differentinstances. It will accordingly be seen that I provide a particularlysimple device for the purpose set forth while, at the same time, thedevicewill. in use, prove thoroughly effective.

in clamped position.

2; A device of the character describedineluding companion jaws havingshanks respectively provided at their outer ends with means forconnecting the jaws, and a combined clamping and-locking membershiftable along the aw shanks for clamping the jaws together andprovided with means to coact with said first mentioned means upon one ofthe jaws for locking the jaws in clamped position, said member beingadapt,-

- ed to provide a handle for exerting a pulling strain "upon the device.

3. A device of the character described including companion jaws oneprovided with apost and the other provided with means to coact with saidpost for connecting the jaws, and a combined clamping and locking membershiftable along the jaws for clamping the jaws together and providedwith means to coact with said post'for locking the jaws in clampedposition.

4. A device ot the character described in cluding companion jawsprovided one with a post and the other with means to coact clampedposition.

5. A device of the'character described including companion jaws providedone with a post and the other with means to coact with the post forconnecting the jaws, and a combined clamping and locking membershiftable along the jaws for adjustably clamping the jaws together andhaving a shank bent to provide a series of loops adapted to selectivelycoact with said post for locking the jaws in adjusted clamped position.

6. A device of the character described including companion jawsrespectively provided with means for connecting the jaws, and a combinedclampin and locking member shiftable along the aws for adjustablyclamping the jaws together and provided with means to coact with saidfirst'mentioned means upon one of said jaws for locking the jaws inadjusted clamped position;

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADAM FISCUS. 1,. 8.

